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IMPROVEIVIENT IN GRAIN-WBIGHING AND REGISTERING- MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concernl Be it known that l', Lns'rnn lt-rn'xonns, ot Owatonna, inth'e count-yot' Steele, and State of Minnesota,

and improved Machine for leighing and Measuring Gialli; and 1 do hereby' declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of' the. same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vert-ical section.

Figure 2 is a front view.

This invention is a simple, cheap, and durable apparatus for automatically weighing and measuring grain, and registering the quantity thereof.

,b In the drawings- A indicates the case or box which encloses and protects the working-parts, and which is provided on its front side with a glass door, B, through which the movements of the registering-index C can be scci'i, and the quantity of grain that has beenmcasiu'cd can be accurately determined at a glance. l Y

At the top of the case is a hopper, E, into which the grain is poured, and from which it descends through a double guide, D D', to a double measure, M M', in which it is \\'eighcd, and from which it is discharged into bags below.

The walls of the measures M M', and the divisionplate 0r wall m between them, are rigidly afiixcd to the case A. I

The double guide-spout D D', with the dividingplate or wall d between the two channels or funnels thereof, swings on a pivot, j, and is so adjusted that when its top is swung to the right, as seen in fig. 1, the grain runs from the hopper into the funnel D, andthence to the measure M, but when swung to the left, the grain runs from the hopper into the funnel D', and thence into the measure M.

The bottom of each measure is closed by a valve or door, n or n'. An arm, I, is connected with the valve, or so attached t0 the apparatus that the valve rests upon it, and extends out towards the side. walls of the case, where a vertical rod, J, is hinged toit, the upper end ofthe vertical rod heilig hinged to the side of the tilting-guide D D.

By reason of this arrangement, whenever the guide D D' isr tipped to the right, so as to discharge the grain into the left-hand measure M, the valve n, under the left-hand measure, will be closed, and the measure will retain all the grain that is poured into it, while the valve n', under the other measure, is open, and when the guide is turned to the left, the valve n' will be closed, and the valve n opened.

The apparatus is then so adjusted,lthat when a,

certain quantity of grain has accumulated in either measure, say half a bushel, the weight of such gram, pressing down on the valve la or n', will open the guides, substantially' as valve, force the arm I down, and thereby turn the guide D D' on its pivot, causing thc gra-in to run from the hopper into the other umasure, while the rod J, on the side ofthe other measure, being actuated by the tipping of the guide-box l D', will close the valve under that measure.

Then that measure is full, the operation will be repeated, in the reverse direction, ofcourse, and thus alternately each measure will he filled and emptied.

As soon as the v alve u or n' is open, the grain will be discharged 'at ome, through the. apertures a a', into the bag.

'lhc operator can tie and remove one bag, and place another, while thc other measure is filling.

The registering-apparatus is the perfection of simplicity and accuracy, consisting of a graduated dial, G, an index-hand, C, to show they hundreds of bushels, and another dia-l` 1, und index-hand C', to Shown the units.

The dial G is graduated into ten degrees, and the. other into one hundred, and the index C, or its spindle, at every revolution, causes the index C to move one degree on its own dial.

The shaft or spindle ol' the index C has, behind the dial-plate, aratcl1et\vheel, lt, fixed to it, which is operated by a reciprocating hook or pawl, e.

lhe pawl is pivotcd on a pin, o, projecting from the partit-ion (Z, through a slot in the inner lining of the case A.

As cach half-bnsl'iel measure is lled, the partition (l rocks on its pivot p, and moves the pin o back and forth, and with it the pawl c.

When the pawl moves t0 the it does not operate thc ratchet li, but when it moves to the right its barb catches in thc spurs ofthe wheel, and turns the ratchet one step, which the hand C immediately' registers ns one degree.

Thus only every alternate movement of the guide D D' is registered, so that the measures M M being adjusted to weighand measure halt' bushels, the index C will record bushels, and the index O, hundreds ol' bushels.

Another index might be added, structed on the same bushels.

Having thus described my invention,

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangementol' the measures M M', pivoted guide D D', hopper E, valves n n', and arms I and J, for connecting the valves to the sides of the pivoted shown and described.

LEWIs L. Wnnnnocx A. M. KINYON.

lcit, as seen in fig. 1,

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